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| - (9/9/2014) We needed an easy meal before a show at the Hollywood Theater and stopped in at Fredo's right next door. I wouldn't necessarily call it quick, but I thought it was worth the time spent, wish we were a little more relaxed. They have paninis, cold sandwiches, but the specialties are Bosnian street food. Never had it before, tried the Small Cevapi, 5 homemade beef and veal links on fresh lepinje (soft round bread). Sausages were like an Eastern European descendant of kefta or ground meat kebabs that can be found all over the former Ottoman Empire. The bread was soft and pillowy, lots of large bubbles in the yeast risen dough, slightly springy and chewy, great for soaking up the juices from the sausages topped with ajvar (roasted red pepper spread with mild heat, slight bitterness) and raw diced white onion. My friend had the Gyro, looked basic, lots of fresh shredded romaine and a rich tzatziki sauce. A side order of grape leaves were fine, but I suspect from canned. Def some good cheap eats, place is cozy, filled with dry goods, soft drinks, and candies from the Balkans. Service was friendly and homey, looked like many locals and possibly some family members hanging out there.
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